Time Passes Through the City
The main character of this film is the city of Vilnius through which the audience can grasp the history of Lithuania. This film is remarkable not only for its cinematographic reflections on the history and statehood but also for its cinematic references ranging from Soviet montage techniques to the first traces of cinéma-vérité in Lithuanian cinema.
Almantas Grikevičius is a documentary and feature film director and scriptwriter graduated from All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in 1965. In 1969-1992 he worked at the Lithuanian Film Studio. His film A Fact was the first Lithuanian film to be shown and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, whereas his film Feelings is considered to be all-time best Lithuanian film. In 2009 he was awarded with the Lithuanian National Prize for his lifetime achievements and input in Lithuanian culture.